Preparing Young Children For a Move
Our family needs to move; when and how should we tell our young daughter?
Our family needs to move; when and how should we tell our young daughter?
Mom needs help finalizing potty-training her kid who only will poop on the floor.
A woman knows that autism runs in her future husband’s family. She’s thinking about the future already and wants to better understand Asperger’s in children.
I do my best to model the kind of attitude I would like my daughter to have about her body. However, mine isn’t the only opinion she hears.
I like to work smart and sometimes we need some techniques to help us learn, or just remember so we can look smarter than our fifth grader. Here’s a list of the mnemonics that I think every parent should know.
There has been plenty of research that points out how homework isn’t really helping anyone. Let’s discuss.
How do you handle a toddler’s fear of the LOUD auto-flush toilets when using public restrooms?
Every now and then life hands me a reminder that sometimes, you just have to roll with it and do your best. I’m trying.
Is there ANY way to nicely tell other parents that you think a pack of wolves would probably do a better job raising their child?
Looking for TV and movie recommendations on Netflix for both yourself and your kids. I’ve got you covered.
How to make the transition from full dependency on parents to becoming a young adult who can manage money? Here’s how to start. With allowance and More.
Tidings of comfort and joy can feel like a tall order in a household with children who are no longer truly children… but I think it’s still there if you look.
A mom is having a challenging time with her almost fully potty-trained child who is scared to poop in the potty and insists on wearing a pull-up. What are the parent’s options to help her young child?
A mom is experiencing the Terrible Threes for the first time and needs advice on handling battles and bed- and dinnertime.
A newly pregnant reader is having a hard time connecting with and wanting to share news of her pregnancy with nosey acquaintances.
A mom needs help teaching her child effective homework skills, especially when there are younger ones around whose homework is to distract their older sibling.
Having teenagers in the house is a solemn death knell of romance for the parents. And they’re not even sorry about it, either.
Sleep deprived parents are divided on whether their young toddler is ready to sleep over at his grandparents’ and it’s led to marital strife.
I made a conscious effort to figure out what would make me the happiest. What things gave me the most bang for my buck, so to speak. And the rest I just let go. Is there a way to just be happier? Or is the real secret to stop making yourself crazy with the things that don’t matter?
Next month, my husband and I are moving our small family about an hour away from where we are now. My husband and I are taking very different packing approaches in how we’re preparing for his this move and we’re driving each other crazy because of it. How can we make this go smoother for our sanity?